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Message: <blockquote data-quote="adambr2" data-source="post: 753210" data-attributes="member: 7277">Yes, you can have it both ways.  You can cheer for your team while also having some perspective and realizing that winning these games means essentially nothing.   I cheer for my son's youth basketball team to win -- it doesn't mean I have to be upset or disappointed if they don't, and I'm not.  Do you get upset and disappointed when the Packers lose pre-season games?  Because -- for all intents and purposes, these are pre-season games.  The Packers are appropriately treating it as such.  Do you really think that Rodgers' availibility for this week would be even remotely in question if they had something to play for?  It wouldn't be.  I'm sure they'll try hard and individually give effort, and I wouldn't want it any other way.  But the end W/L result means nothing other than playing spoiler.Morale for a non-playoff qualifier means nothing considering we're just playing out the string and a lot of these guys won't even be here next year.  The morale they have entering next year won't differ one iota based on whether they go 9-7 or 7-9.</blockquote>

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